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Kamala Harris is to get presidential powers for a “brief period of time” on Friday while Joe Biden undergoes a routine colonoscopy. Mr Biden,...

Julius Jones’ death sentence has been commuted by Oklahoma’s governor just hours before his execution. Jones, who was convicted of killing Paul Howell, a...

Tiger King star Carole Baskin has reacted to claims that her former husband is alive and well, having apparently been found in Costa Rica....

US rapper Young Dolph has been shot dead at a cookie shop in his hometown of Memphis, police have said. The 36-year-old star, real-name...

One person is dead, several people are missing and thousands have been evacuated following severe flooding in the northwest of the US and parts...

Workers at Amazon’s warehouses in California were left “terrified” and “powerless” as the company concealed COVID-19 outbreaks from them, according to the state’s attorney...

A dad shielded his daughter in his arms – saving her life during a plane crash on Lake Michigan at the weekend, a family...

US President Joe Biden has held a virtual meeting with China’s Xi Jinping and began on a positive note – saying their goal is...

A nine-year-old boy has become the youngest person to die from injuries sustained during a crowd surge at a Travis Scott concert in Houston....

The man convicted of murder alongside boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, who inspired a Bob Dylan song and Denzel Washington film, has died aged 75....

Hackers have targeted a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) email system by sending thousands of messages warning of a cyber attack. Fake emails appeared...

A man who spent 24 years behind bars for a murder he has repeatedly said he did not commit has been pardoned. Dontae Sharpe...

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of the US Congress. Bannon, who...

The controversial conservatorship that has controlled pop star Britney Spears’ personal affairs and finances for 13 years has finally been ended at a landmark...

An Olympic gold medallist has said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack while waiting for an Uber with a group of friends. Sunisa...

A 22-year-old woman has become the ninth person to die from a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival in Houston during a performance by...

A boy from Alabama, who was born after 21 weeks, has set a world record as the most premature baby to survive. Guinness World...

Arguments around grooming, consent and memory are likely to be at the heart of Ghislaine Maxwell’s upcoming sex-trafficking trial, evidence at a court hearing...

Two of the Turpin sisters, who along with their 11 siblings were held captive by their parents for years, have spoken out about the...